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Table of Contents: What of the new year; Five tons of rock per pound of explosives; More economy in secondary shooting; Whence American dyes; A new way of looking at soap; Dynamite breaks into the movies; Explosives in the lumber industry; DuPont...
Includes articles: M. S. William Penn Breaks Economy Records; Resolute And Reliance Contain New Features; Shipping Board Plans New Boat Marking; More about the Word "Maru"; Shipping Notes Gathered Here And There; Madawaska Is Renames U.S. Grant;...
Certain types of coated fabrics require a soft or fleece back. Notable among these are those designed for table covers and upholstery fabrics. This photograph shows the operation where the nap or fleece back is completed at the Newburg, New York...
Color analyzer which breaks a color into its spectral components by passing it through a series of prisms. This makes possible an actual physical measurement of color values and permits comparison with a standard, it has been found by DuPont.
At the flick of a finger, aerosol room deodorants help whisk away unpleasant odors caused by cooking or cigarette smoke. Pressure in the self spraying can breaks up the deodorant compound into such small participles that a little goes a long way-...
At the DuPont Electrochemicals Department plant at Niagara Falls NY, a half ton collector in a sodium cell is being changed. The cell breaks down salt by electrolysis into sodium and chlorine. The molten sodium is drawn off by the collector into...
Blast breaks up rock for quick removal. Heavy steel mats confine the flying rock in the thickly populated New York City area. Man at left in the foreground is setting off the charge.
Written on back: "This huge branch connection, called a trifurcation, at the Yards Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project in northern NJ was fabricated by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. using Lukens Penstock Steel. The all-welded, three-way...
Text from back of photo: "Eighteen Year Old Girl Breaks Parachute Jumping Record. Miss Phoebe J. Fairgrave sets a new world altitude women's record for parachute jumping. She dropped from a height of 15,200 feet, or nearly 3 miles, from an...
